Category: Culture
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The Vedas and Other Indo-European Cross Cultural Connections
I recently purchased and read _The Rig Veda_ by Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty to investigate other Indo-European ways. Her _Laws of Manu_ is also an excellent reference. What I read in both books reminds me of the ancient Celtic tales and Laws. Each society is different, as it should be, but there are also many similarities. […]
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You Are The River
“We’re all ghosts. We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.” Liam Callanan Yesterday I sat outside and closed my hand around a hot cup of coffee. The smell of the wet mossy ground and mouldering leaves brought me back to being a child, exploring the woods near Inverness. Attempts to find non-poisonous, […]
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The Sacred Number Nine and Nine Elements in Druid Tradition
“And I place the nine pure choice graces In thy fair fond face, The grace of form, The grace of voice, The grace of fortune, The grace of goodness, The grace of wisdom. The grace of charity, The grace of choice maidenliness, The grace of whole-souled loveliness, The grace of goodly speech.” Alexander Carmichael, Carmina […]
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Healing Yourself: Nine Druidic Arts
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice, it takes love.” Maza Dohta These are ideas I have been developing on my blog – Druid Life , and are not part of any wider perception of what Druidry is (yet). However, so far the idea of approaching aspects of life as art forms has caught […]
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The Three Cauldrons
“I sing of the Cauldron of Wisdomwhich bestows the merit of every art,through which treasure increases,which magnifies every common artisan,which builds up a person through their gift.” Section of the The Caldron of Poesy “The Three Cauldrons.” The name comes from the content and theme of a fascinating little collection of poetry and prose found […]